Educating Immigrant Children for SuccessVideo Resources from the 69th EWA National Seminar

July 15, 2016

As many immigrant children navigate a new language in a new country, some schools across the nation are ill-equipped to meet their needs. What strategies have been successful to help these children develop the language and academic skills necessary to succeed? And what will changes to federal education policies mean for this demographic group?

Rosanna DeMammos, District of Columbia Public Schools

Frances Esparza, Boston Public Schools

Madeline Mavrogordato, Michigan State University

Liz Bowie, The Baltimore Sun (moderator)

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The Education Writers Association, the national professional organization for journalists who cover education, is thrilled to announce that its annual conference will take place from Sunday, May 1, through Tuesday, May 3, 2016, in the historic city of Boston.

Co-hosted by Boston University’s College of Communication and School of Education, EWA’s 69th National Seminar will examine a wide array of timely topics in education — from early childhood through career — while expanding and sharpening participants’ skills in reporting and storytelling.